Crime & safety
The authoritative source for crime in NSW is the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), which publishes recorded incidents reported to or detected by NSW Police. Below are Berrigan's 12 major offences for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026 (the year ending March 2026), with each rate (per 100,000 people) placed next to the NSW rate. The 'vs NSW' column is Berrigan's rate divided by the NSW rate: 1.0 means the same as NSW, below 1.0 is lower than NSW, above 1.0 is higher.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Rate per 100,000
- Crime counts adjusted for population, so different-sized places can be compared.
- Compared to NSW (×)
- How the local rate compares to the NSW average (1.0 = the same).
- Recorded incident
- An incident reported to police — not a proven charge or conviction.
- Major offence categories
- The high-level offence groups official rates are calculated for.
- Police Area Command / Police District
- The local NSW Police command responsible for an area.
- BOCSAR
- The official source of NSW recorded-crime data.
Safety at a glance
- Reporting period
- April 2025 to March 2026 (12 months)Latest BOCSAR recorded-crime release.
- How Berrigan compares
- 8 of 12 major offences below the NSW rateThe four above NSW are break & enter (non-dwelling) 1.76×, malicious damage 1.23×, sexual touching and other sexual offences 1.22×, and motor vehicle theft 1.08×.
- Highest-volume offences locally
- Malicious damage to property (59 incidents) and other stealing offences (40)Domestic violence related assault (31 incidents) and non-domestic violence related assault (25) follow — both at rates below the NSW average.
- Small-population caution
- Rates move sharply on a relatively small number of incidentsBerrigan Shire's population (~8,666) is small, so a handful of extra or fewer incidents can swing a per-100,000 rate a lot year to year. Robbery, for example, is 1 recorded incident for the whole year. Read these figures as counts first.
- Local policing
- Murray River Police DistrictBerrigan, Finley and Tocumwal each have a NSW Police station, all within the Murray River Police District, part of the NSW Police Southern Region. Confirm exact boundaries on the BOCSAR mapping tool.
| Offence | Incidents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicious damage to property | 59 | 680.8 | 554.7 | 1.23× |
| Other stealing offences | 40 | 461.6 | 463.1 | 1.00× |
| Domestic violence related assault | 31 | 357.7 | 451.9 | 0.79× |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 25 | 288.5 | 401.8 | 0.72× |
| Motor vehicle theft | 16 | 184.6 | 171.2 | 1.08× |
| Break & enter (non-dwelling) | 14 | 161.6 | 91.8 | 1.76× |
| Steal from retail store | 14 | 161.6 | 372.5 | 0.43× |
| Break & enter (dwelling) | 13 | 150.0 | 212.3 | 0.71× |
| Sexual touching & other sexual offences | 11 | 126.9 | 104.1 | 1.22× |
| Sexual assault | 10 | 115.4 | 154.4 | 0.75× |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 9 | 103.9 | 295.5 | 0.35× |
| Robbery | 1 | 11.5 | 20.6 | 0.56× |
Major offences in Berrigan vs the NSW rate, per 100,000 population, for the 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026. Source: BOCSAR LGA & NSW recorded-crime tables. 'vs NSW' = Berrigan rate ÷ NSW rate.
BOCSAR calculates rates only for these 'major offences', so high-volume justice offences (e.g. breach of bail or AVO) aren't rate-compared here. These are recorded incidents, not convictions, and counts move with population and reporting. We present the counts and rates without characterising cause. For the latest figures, trends and other offence types, use BOCSAR's tools below.
Sources — check it yourself
- BOCSAR — Berrigan LGA crime table (XLSX) · Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- BOCSAR — NSW recorded-crime table (XLSX) · Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- BOCSAR — Crime statistics by LGA · Updated quarterly
- BOCSAR — Crime Mapping Tool (compare to NSW)
- NSW Police Force — Murray River Police District (Berrigan Police Station)
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.